acid-forming
Americanadjective
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yielding acid in chemical reaction; acidic.
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(of food) containing a large amount of acid ash after complete oxidation.
adjective
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(of an oxide or element) yielding an acid when dissolved in water or having an oxide that forms an acid in water; acidic
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(of foods) producing an acid residue following digestion
Etymology
Origin of acid-forming
First recorded in 1865–70
Example Sentences
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In the more modern method of gravity creaming, in which the milk is placed in deep narrow cans kept in cold water, the conditions are not favorable for the growth of acid-forming bacteria.
From Outlines of dairy bacteriology A concise manual for the use of students in dairying by Hastings, Edwin George
Over and over again I have seen patients who had lost considerably in weight because they had had all the supposed acid-forming elements removed from their diet.
From Psychotherapy by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)
As has been previously shown, it is necessary to have an abundant supply of acid-forming bacteria in the milk from which cheese is to be made.
From Outlines of dairy bacteriology A concise manual for the use of students in dairying by Hastings, Edwin George
Indeed one of the objections urged against pasteurization is that it destroys the natural safe guard, the acid-forming bacteria.
From Outlines of dairy bacteriology A concise manual for the use of students in dairying by Hastings, Edwin George
Thus, the growth of acid-forming organisms in milk becomes checked by the formation of acid from the fermentation of the sugar.
From Outlines of dairy bacteriology A concise manual for the use of students in dairying by Hastings, Edwin George
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